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German Police Say Arrested Man May Not Be Christmas Market Attacker

A Pakistani asylum-seeker arrested on suspicion of killing 12 people by mowing through a Berlin Christmas market in a truck may not be the attacker, and the real perpetrator could still be on the run, German police said on...

Protesters Call For Congo Leader Kabila To Step Down

Security forces fired teargas and arrested youths gathered in the streets of Kinshasa on Tuesday to demand that Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila step down after his mandate expired overnight. At least two civilians were killed overnight when...

Syrian Army Poised To Enter Aleppo’s Last Rebel Enclave

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The Syrian army broadcast messages into the last rebel enclave of Aleppo on Tuesday, warning that it was poised to enter the area during the day and urging insurgents to speed up their evacuation of the city. An operation to...

China Returns Underwater Drone, U.S. Condemns ‘Unlawful’ Seizure

China has returned a U.S. underwater drone taken by one of its naval vessels in the disputed South China Sea last week after what it said were friendly talks with the United States, which reiterated its criticism of the...

Gunman Kills Russian Ambassador To Turkey At Photo Exhibit

A gunman in a suit and tie shouted slogans about Syria's civil war after he killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital on Monday, according to an Associated...

Malaysia Calls For ASEAN To Coordinate Aid For Myanmar’s Rohingya

Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate alleged atrocities committed against them. Malaysian Foreign Minister...

Air Pollution In Northern Chinese City Surpasses WHO Guideline By 100 Times

Concentrations of airborne pollutants in a major northern Chinese city exceeded a World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline by 100 times on Monday as north China battled with poor air quality for the third straight day. In Shijiazhuang, capital of northern...

Aleppo Evacuations Resume After Stand-Off Over Villages

Convoys of evacuees traveled from a rebel-held area of Aleppo and from two Shi'ite villages besieged by insurgents on Monday after a days-long stand-off. Dozens of buses carrying thousands of people from Aleppo's tiny rebel zone reached insurgent areas of...

China Agrees To Return Seized US Drone

SAN FRANCISCO, December 17, (THEWILL) – China has said it will return an underwater drone, owned by the United States, seized by its naval vessel in the South China Sea. The drone, known as an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), was...

Trouble Looms? China Seizes US Underwater Drone In South China Sea

SAN FRANCISCO, December 16, (THEWILL) – A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest and a demand for its return. According to US officials,...